ECLC Principal Toni Schwartz said, “This was the perfect opportunity for our students to be directly involved with our Core Value of the month, which is generosity. They have been learning about making someone’s day by giving something away.”

Since 2009, classrooms nationwide have collected and donated over 600,000 pajamas to at-risk children through Pajama Program, and Scholastic Book Clubs has matched that number by donating nearly one million books.

The Brenham Early Childhood Learning Center students collected 62 pairs of pajamas to benefit the Pajama Program, thanks to the idea and efforts of ECLC teacher Krista Tierce.

Tierce said, “This year has been the perfect opportunity to show our students how it feels to give something away instead of receiving it. It truly warms my heart to see how proud they are of each other and themselves. I am so thankful to all the staff, families, and students who made this all possible.”

Rothermel says that her office has gotten reports that some family members have gotten their cards, while others have not, even though the registration address is the same. They ask that voters please be patient and allow time for the postal service to deliver the certificates.

Voters should keep the certificate to use when voting. There is no need to take the yellow voter registration certificate to the courthouse.

If the new cards have not been received by the end of December, please contact the Election Office at 979-277-6200, ext. 5311.

Bank of Brenham, at 501 South Austin St., will have Santa Claus on site, Christmas carolers, door prizes, and refreshments.

They will also be hosting a coat/toy drive in the bank lobby.

]]>http://kwhi.com/bank-of-brenham-hosts-open-house-thursday/feed/0REDS WHEATS AND BLUES FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY IN NAVASOTAhttp://kwhi.com/reds-wheats-and-blues-festival-this-saturday-in-navasota/
http://kwhi.com/reds-wheats-and-blues-festival-this-saturday-in-navasota/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 17:27:19 +0000http://kwhi.com/?p=106024The first ever “Reds Wheats and Blues Festival” will be going on this Saturday in Navasota. The event will feature Texas wines and craft beer along with live Blues Music performed at 4 different locations. Johnny McNally of the Navasota-Grimes County Chamber of Commerce explains how the event came about:
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The festival begins at 4:00 PM Saturday. The cost is $40 per person and that includes a commemorative Beer Mug/Wine Glass.

A Brenham man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in a prisoner uprising earlier this year at the Washington County Jail.

30-year old Kevin Wayne Ealey pleaded guilty, Tuesday, to Riot Participation. Ealey was one of twelve Washington County Jail inmates who created a disturbance when they protested jail conditions by rushing a guard and triggering a fire alarm.

Ealey was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the Second Degree Felony.

Ealey was also sentenced on a trio of drug charges. He was sentenced to 20 years on each of three counts: two for Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance.

39-year old Egor Hernandez was taken into custody after authorities were called out to the 2100 block of Highway 290 West.

A caller told authorities that a man had been hitting a woman, then dragged her into a vehicle and left the location.

Officer Ashley Burns located the vehicle. Hernandez was taken into custody and charged with Assault—Physical Contact of a Family Member.

Hernandez was taken to the Washington County Jail.

]]>http://kwhi.com/austin-man-arrested-on-assault-charge/feed/0VICKI HANAK SPEAKS TO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSEShttp://kwhi.com/vicki-hanak-speaks-to-high-school-classes/
http://kwhi.com/vicki-hanak-speaks-to-high-school-classes/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 16:30:16 +0000http://kwhi.com/?p=106008A local firearms instructor recently spoke to a Brenham High School classes about situational awareness.

Vicki Hanak, Certified LTC and firearms instructor and owner of Texas Star Shooting, recently presented to Family and Consumer Sciences classes taught by Jennifer Siemsglusz at Brenham High School. Hanak discussed situational awareness, how to spot potential problems, and what to do if encountered. Hanak also shared about topics relevant to the students’ age group such as safety at home and in public places, living away from home for the first time, potential dangers of oversharing on social media, and how to spot potential abductions. Story and photos courtesy of Brenham ISD.

Vicki Hanak speaks to the class about situational awareness.

]]>http://kwhi.com/vicki-hanak-speaks-to-high-school-classes/feed/0CASE FROM OCTOBER DISMISSED BY THE DA’S OFFICEhttp://kwhi.com/case-from-october-dismissed-by-the-das-office/
http://kwhi.com/case-from-october-dismissed-by-the-das-office/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 16:07:03 +0000http://kwhi.com/?p=106002The Washington County Distict Attorney’s Office reports that a case from earlier this year has been dismissed. The case against Chad Eberly of Chappell Hill was dismissed this week.

Chad Eberly was arrested in October for Assault with a Deadly Weapon after a confrontation occurred with another driver. Brenham Police arrested Eberly after the other driver reported that the suspect made a threat while displaying a firearm in their direction. Eberly contends that he only had his cell phone in his hand and was attempting to take a photo of the other driver and their vehicle. The case was dismissed by the District Attorney’s Office this week.